The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Genming Zhang finished 1,143rd of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:37:29.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:47 quicker than the median and 472nd of 1,581. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:41Running 1 8:56v median +4:48
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:03v median +0:40
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:17v median +0:34
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 5:10v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:29v median +0:34
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:15v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:31v median +0:42
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Block 08 15:49Running 8 8:02v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1511
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,511 men who finished.